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Process for passivation of photoconductive detectors made of Hg Cd Te

US4624715A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 4, 1984
Grant dateNov 25, 1986
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Expiry dateOct 4, 2004

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F77/306
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for passivation of photoconductive detectors constituted by Hg Cd Te, wherein a layer of native oxide is formed on the faces of an Hg Cd Te wafer and it is made to grow, by pure chemical oxidation in an aqueous solution of K.sub.3 Fe(CN).sub.6 and of KOH. An ordinary layer of ZnS is then formed on the oxide layer. The process makes it possible to produce high-performance infrared detectors, simply.

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